Zen And Now

Zen And Now

A lush, Japanese-inspired garden. In the rushed world we lived in, with family and home and friends and work and traffic and civilian commitments, it is all too easy to get swept up in the activity and miss out on the actual ‘living’ part of living. 8...
Garden With A View

Garden With A View

A garden, with pretty and vibrant flowers, overlooking a river and the ocean… nature’s equivalent of a gold-plated Rolls Royce with all the extras or a humongous-sized triple chocolate smoothie milkshake with all the trimmings. Perfect for that early...
A Carpet Of Wildflowers

A Carpet Of Wildflowers

An ancient tree, a formal setup with neat hedges and a bench in the background – and in the foreground – untamed, wild, triumphant and defiant – growth that is young and free and on its own terms. It might look like hail, or snow – but...
Breakfast Scene

Breakfast Scene

Stimulation for the soul – that’s the most important meal of the day. And is there any better way than to start in the fresh air, outside, some gentle rain falling on the giant umbrella, looking out at the estate that hundreds of years of other...
Little Spaces Of Zen

Little Spaces Of Zen

A formal lineup of trees behind an informal little space. I love cities that have places to sit down to read books, adjust shopping bags, or watch little birds.